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Woody Mann

"Woody Mann has absorbed so
many guitar styles that he can change moods on a dime, weaving lyrical single
string lines and chord harmonies that can take his tunes across the musical
divides between genres". - Acoustic Guitar Magazine.

Among guitarists and critics, Woody Mann is considered a
modern master. While the blues are his touchstone, he seems to draw inspiration
from every direction, blending a myriad of influences with ease and grace.
Pioneering guitar legendJohn Faheysaid it well: "You can hear classical, jazz
and blues approaches somehow converging into a single sparkling sound  a sound
completely his own. Woody takes a fresh approach to his blues re-creations and
his own compositions defy category. If there was a category simply called 'great
music' Woody's music would belong there."

In "Songs From the Blues", Woody showcases his songs that are
inspired by his love for the country blues and early jazz styles but brings the
past up to the present with his original guitar style and contemporary
songwriting. Mann's wizardry on the fretboard is matched by his ability to
convey deep feelings with his songs - creating moods that incite, delight, or
simply soothe. Mann blurs the lines between jazz, blues, classical, and world
music, creating his own sound in the process. Attempts to categorize his music
simply miss the point.

Woody took his first musical schooling as a teenager in the
living room of
Rev. Gary Davis, the legendary blues, gospel and ragtime
guitarist. He soon went on to perform and record with blues mastersSon HouseandBukka White, British great Jo Anne Kelly and fingerstyle innovator John
Fahey while studying classical music at the Juilliard School and jazz
improvisation with the legendary pianist Lennie Tristano.

Since those early
years, he has toured throughout the world, recorded extensively, performed with
blues and jazz legends, conducted workshops in a dozen countries and schooled
countless guitarists through his many books and DVDs. He has become one of the
worlds renowned guitar masters with his own contemporary improvisational style.

Every now and then, you hear a guitarist whose sound is
completely his own and whose music flirts with several styles, never resting for
very long with just one. Woody Mann is an artist who seems to have internalized
many different genres and combined them in a way that is more than the sum of
its parts. What is remarkable is how he can draw from several styles and
techniques within a single song and have them blend without the feeling of
inconsistency.

Woody Mann - Guitar Artistry Of Woody Mann - DVDAmong guitarists and critics, Woody Mann is considered a modern
master. While the blues are his touchstone, he seems to draw inspiration from every direction,
blending a myriad of influences with ease and grace. In this DVD Woody showcases songs that
are inspired by his love for the country blues and early jazz styles but brings
the past up to the present with his original guitar style and contemporary
songwriting. Mann's wizardry on the fretboard is matched by his ability to
convey deep feelings with his songs - creating moods that incite, delight, or
simply soothe. Mann blurs the lines between jazz, blues, classical, and world
music, creating his own sound in the process. Attempts to categorize his music
simply miss the point. "This is brilliant playing that demands to be heard". -
Sing Out Magazine. Titles include: "Well Be Alright, Little Brother, Cheap Cherry Wine, Snooks, Harlequin, Have Mercy, Delia, Early Hesitation Blues, Try Me One More
Time, On Her Way Home, Great Dreams, God Works in Mysterious Ways, and A Little Love And Kiss"
(98 min)...................................................................................Price - $24.95

Woody Mann Plays "We'll Be Alright"

Woody Mann & Bob Brozman - Country Blues Guitar Duets - DVDWhile they slowly illustrate classic country blues
guitar duets in the styles of Big Bill Broonzy,
Blind Blake and
Lonnie
Johnson - Woody Mann and Bob Brozman
explore the techniques and thinking that go into creating cohesive
duet guitar parts that compliment each other. Each part is
taught separately. They explain and illustrate how you can arrange a simple song
through the use of new chord positions, simple picking syncopation ideas and
open tunings as well as walking you through the basics of how to select a key,
use of a capo and listening to the song in new ways. The duo presents effective
techniques for improving improvisational skills while jamming with other
musicians. Each guitar part is a solo tune in itself. The ideas and techniques
covered in this video offer creative approaches to expanding all aspects of your
playing. Titles include: "Lazy Blues, Tampa Slow Grind, Mr. Blake, Long Gone
Blues, Tab Guitar Rag".
(62 min) Booklet included.....................................................Price - $29.95

Woody Mann & Bob Brozman - Delta Blues Guitar Duets - DVDIn this unique video lesson, Bob Brozman and Woody Mann describe and teach in
detail duet arrangements in the styles of the great Delta blues guitarists:
Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, Willie Brown, Tommy Johnson and Son
House. Techniques and ideas for creating a cohesive guitar part that compliments,
rather than competes or conflicts, are discussed. Each part is taught separately
and presented in tablature and music notation. Woody and Bob also present
effective techniques for improving improvisation skills while jamming
with other musicians. The tunes presented in this lesson can be used as
repertoire pieces for either solo or duet situations. All in all, a very unique
instructional video giving you twice the amount of ideas and challenges
from two of today's blues guitar masters. Titles include: "Banty Rooster, Moon Goin'
Down, Bye Bye Blues, Robert Johnson's Blues, Big Road Blues".
(70 min) Booklet included.....................................................Price - $29.95

Woody Mann - Fingerstyle Blues Guitar - DVDWoody Mann illustrates how numerous
traditional country blues guitar techniques and styles can be extended and explored to
create new textures and feelings. Woody demonstrates blues in the keys of A, D and E and shows how variations
and improvisational ideas can be developed. The playing ideas of
Blind Boy Fuller, Big Bill Broonzy,
Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson,
Rev. Gary Davis and Scrapper Blackwell are discussed. Woody
combines these playing techniques and styles into a series of instrumentals that will illustrate new
possibilities for playing fingerstyle blues. Songs include: "Weeping Willow Variations (Blues in A), Tribute
to Big Bill and Blind Lemon (Blues in E), Texas Blues for Funny Papa Smith (Blues in A) and Blues For Bo Carter
and Lonnie Johnson (Blues in D).
(66 min) Booklet included.....................................................Price - $29.95

Woody Mann - Take Command Of Your Fretboard - 2 DVD SetA Practical Approach To Understanding Chords And Melody.
Guitarist Woody Mann teaches an understanding of the fretboard that will help learning
guitarists take their playing to new levels! Woody walks you through ways to
"play off" the chords and extend the positions up the neck using smaller shapes,
double stops, and single lines. His "piano style" approach to fingerpicking will
help you develop a true "two handed" sound on the guitar! Ten pieces are taught including
gospel songs by Rev. Gary Davis; licks and styles of Lonnie Johnson and Eddie
Lang; and Woody's own jazz-inflected fingerstyle compositions. Includes: "Hudson
River Boogie  Sunset Lake Rag  It Is No Secret  There's Destruction in This
Land  Lonnie's Guitar  And Three Not Four  Death Don't Have No Mercy  Mean
Old World  A Little Love  We'll Be Alright".
(150 min) Printable PDF Booklet..........................................Price - $39.95

Woody Mann - The Guitar Of Big Bill Broonzy - DVDBig Bill Broonzy's recording career spanned from 1927 until his death in 1958.
His repertoire was well recorded, from solo to duets to ensemble playing. He was
rediscovered just as the "folk-revival" began in the early 1950s. Big Bill was a
master of ragtime and country blues guitar. His playing was highlighted by a
strong pulsating bass and melodic lead lines. Woody Mann carefully explains Big
Bill's techniques and style in this DVD lesson. Also presented is rare footage of Big Bill from the 1950s. Tunes include:
"Moppers Blues, Pig Meat Strut, Long Tall Mama, Worried Man Blues, Saturday Night Rub, Brownskin Shuffle, How
You Want It Done, Mississippi River Blues, Worrying You Off My Mind, Hey Hey".
(90 min) Booklet included.....................................................Price - $29.95

Woody Mann - The Guitar Of Blind Blake - DVDBlind Blake was
the premier ragtime blues guitarist of the 1920s. He extended the alternating bass style,
that was popular at the turn of the century, to encompass the dance trends and more complex blues ideas that were
emerging from the jazz bands of New Orleans and Chicago. His playing featured unique right hand thumb rolls
that evoked the feel of the Charleston dance-step. Blind Blake's playing influenced generations of country blues
guitarists and was never equaled. In this unique video lesson, Woody Mann explores the ideas, techniques and
styles of this legendary guitarist. Tunes include: "Diddie Wa Diddie, Chump Man Blues, Police Dog Blues, That
Will Never Happen No More, Black Dog Blues, Blind Arthur's Breakdown".
(94 min) Booklet included.....................................................Price - $29.95

Woody Mann - The Guitar Of Lonnie Johnson - Book and 3 CDsThis book contains three CDs (three full hours of instruction) featuring
note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction for the following songs: "Away Down In the Alley, Woke Up This Morning
With Blues In My Fingers, Go Back To Your No Good Man, Blues in G, Stompin 'Em Along Slow".
Notation and tab....................................................................Price - $24.95

Lonnie Johnson Plays "To Do This You Got To Know How"

Woody Mann - Art Of Acoustic Blues Guitar: The Basics - Book and DVDThis will build a foundation of repertoire and technique for acoustic fingerstyle
blues. In these lessons, Woody walks you through each song, explaining the chord
positions and picking techniques. He teaches blues in the keys of D, G, C, E,
and A, presenting a wide selection of classic blues songs and instrumentals from
the masters of blues guitar. Included in this program are the basics of the
Delta blues of Robert Johnson, the ragtime style of Blind Blake, and the music
of Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Minnie, Willie Walker and Willie Moore. Songs
include: "Old Country Rock, Saturday Night Rub, One Time Blues, Soo Cow Soo, Pig
Meat Strut, South Carolina Rag".
Notation and tab....................................................................Price - $24.95

Big Bill Broonzy Plays "Saturday Night Rub"

Woody Mann - Art Of Acoustic Blues Guitar: Logic Of The Fretboard - Book and DVDAn easy and practical method for creating new chords and
variations in your playing. In this DVD lesson, Woody teaches a new approach to
seeing the fretboard and techniques for "breaking down" chord
blocks into smaller "pieces" and connecting them throughout the fretboard. As he teaches the
repertoire of the masters of acoustic blues, he demonstrates how melodies and
harmonics can be derived from simple, moveable chord shapes. It is a method for
relating the entire fretboard to the basic first position chord shapes
that we all learn as beginners and using them to create new chords, melodies, and
variations in your music. Songs include: "Crow Jane, Cold Rainy Day, Bye Bye
Blues, Sweet Jivin' Mama, Policy Blues, It Is No Secret".
Notation and tab....................................................................Price - $24.95

Blind Blake Plays "Policy Blues"

Woody Mann - Art Of Acoustic Blues Guitar: Ragtime & Gospel - Book and DVDThis lesson
showcases the songs and techniques of two of the most fundamental and exciting
styles of traditional fingerstyle guitar playing. It also presents the
music of the legendary Reverend Gary Davis, featuring several of his well-known
songs. Woody Mann illustrates how the music of one of America's greatest
guitarists offers a complete lesson in the beauty and subtleties of ragtime and
gospel guitar playing. Woody explores syncopated picking ideas, new approaches
to chords and melodies, and explains how to apply Davis's method for creating
endless variations and improvisations within a song. Songs include: "O Glory,
Death Don't Have No Mercy, Let Us Get Together, Hesitation Blues, I Am The Light
of This World, Make Believe Stunt".
Notation and tab....................................................................Price - $24.95

Jazz Guitar Chords & Arpeggio Patterns - Stacy McKee
- This unique book includes 300 jazz guitar chord
formations and matching single note arpeggio patterns in a quick reference
format that no one has ever done before! Cross indexing makes this manual
extremely easy to use and regardless of what style of music you play, we know
you will find this to be a valuable, "must have" addition to your library.
Stacy McKee was the featured guitarist with "Les Brown and The Band Of Renown"
and for a limited time only, we will include an exclusive copy of his book
FREE with your first order!==>Click here to see the
Stacy McKee Chord Melody Solo Collection<==

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